West Brom players mock Peter Odemwingie with QPR shirt gag

West Brom players have added a touch of humour to the bizarre Peter Odemwingie fiasco, after a picture appeared on Twitter showing a QPR shirt with ‘Odemwingie 12’ emblazoned on the back, which they have reportedly hung in their dressing room.

The Baggies host Tottenham at the Hawthorns tomorrow and will be without the wantaway striker after he was omitted from the squad, but Odemwingie’s team-mates have ensured he will be with them in spirit.

West Brom boss Steve Clarke indicated the 31-year-old may not be too popular with his fellow Baggies, after he drove to QPR on transfer deadline day to try and force through a move.

He said yesterday: ‘I am sure he has annoyed his team-mates. There always has to be a way back.

‘I think there has been a number of high-profile cases where there is a way back. It’s not going to happen overnight, it’s going to happen over time.

Peter Odemwingie tried to engineer a move away from West Brom (Picture: Getty)

‘Maybe he has to apologise. Maybe he has to get back into the squad. Maybe he has to show his team-mates he is willing to help them.’

Odemwingie was even interviewed outside Loftus Road by Sky Sports and spoke enthusiastically about his prospective switch to QPR, before a deal failed to materialise and he was sent back to the Midlands with his tail between his legs.

And while the ill-advised move may not have impressed manager Clarke, the striker will be pleased to know his team-mates appear to have at least seen the funny side.